Nothing is set yet but French baby kiwis could very well be exported to China.  read more

On the eve of the 2023 citrus season kicking off, the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has written to Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel and Minister of Agriculture Thoko Didiza requesting an urgent update about the government’s interventions to
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The end of Ramadan coincides this year with the end of the Medjool season in Egypt, and producers are pleased with a "very successful year," Ramadan Elsayyad, export manager of Palm Hills, reports. read more

In order to approach the 150th anniversary of its founding in 2024, the Edmund Mach Foundation, through an organising committee, is developing a comprehensive programme of technical-scientific events and initiatives that will culminate in the commemorative ceremony
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The partnership between F.lli Orsero and Autogrill has been renewed for the fourth year. The brand's Extra Premium fruit enters almost200 points of sale on motorways, airports and main railway stations throughout Italy. New flavours and freshly squeezed orange juice in Hpp read more

The fresh green garlic season in Egypt is coming to a close, says Mai Yassin, export manager at Egyptian fresh produce exporter Stars of Export: “We’re in the midst of our fresh green garlic season, which is the better business when compared to the dry garlic. However, we do a really good
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Research from the Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom has investigated the reasons for post-harvest loss of crops produced in the Morogoro region of Tanzania. The study, which was led by Dr. Pamela Abbott from the university’s information school,
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The Central Horticultural Association (Zentralverband Gartenbau - ZVG) is extremely critical of the Act to Increase Energy Efficiency in Germany (Energy Efficiency Act - EnEfG) passed by the Federal Cabinet. read more

"In recent years, the domestic market of small tomatoes (or cherry tomatoes) in China has exploded. The production areas are actively deploying and expanding rapidly, and the market side has a strong absorption capacity, while the whole sector is showing rapid growth." read more

The apricot orchards of Alanar are still young, but the Turkish fresh produce exporter does expect to harvest more than a thousand tons annually, says Yigit Gokyigit, commercial coordinator for Alanar. read more

“The CMA CGM Group has announced that it has entered into exclusive discussions to acquire the freight forwarding and logistics activities of Bolloré Logistics. read more

Sorma Groupwill not miss this year's Macfrut, the international trade fair dedicated to the fruit and vegetable sector, to be held in Rimini, Italy, from 3 to 5 May. Together with the latest innovations in terms of systems for sorting and packaging fruit and vegetables, the Group will
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MD S.p.A., the third-largest discount chain by turnover in Italy and the second-largest with 800 shops in the country, closed 2022 with revenues up 11% to over EUR 3.4 billion. Shareholders' equity rose to EUR 513 million (+10.40% vs.
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According to EastFruit, in the spring there is a sharp increase in requests for the purchase of blackcurrant and sea buckthorn seedlings from Kyrgyzstan, where many farmers are becoming interested in growing fruits. read more

Anders Hagh named new chief executive of Denmark's Salling Group read more

The production season of French tomatoes is already well underway, and French producers, members of Légumes de France, are denouncing the abusive margins of some supermarket chains that penalize both producers and consumers. read more

A specialised nitrogen fertiliser that is aimed at being more efficient and environmentally stable is gaining ground in Australian fruit and vegetable crops, as growers seek more sustainable options to improve marketable yields. read more

Brazilian table grape producers are excited to soon have access to the lucrative China market. This comes as the president of Abrafrutas, Guilherme Coelho, went to Beijing to participate in the "Brazil-China Economic Forum" and “brought back in his luggage the promise of opening the Chinese
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At the end of last week, an article was published in the Polish segment of the Internet with an analysis of the state of raspberry plantations in Poland by a local expert Pavel Kravets. Based on his observations on his farm, P. Krawiec reported serious problems with raspberry plantations in
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Agris, the agriculture and forestry division of investment company Maris, and Granot, a leading avocado producer from Israel, are developing a 390 hectare avocado plantation at Agris' flagship Ndabibi farm in Naivasha, Kenya, with investment from AgDevCo. read more